PEORIA — For the second time in the past decade, a Granville man is going to federal prison on federal child porn charges.

Chief U.S. District Judge James Shadid had harsh words Thursday for Michael J. Borostowski, 42, saying that he lived in a “sick, perverted and disturbed world.” And as such, he imposed a sentence at the top of Borostowski’s sentencing range, 293 months or 24 years, five months.

For his part, Borostowski said little, except to apologize to his family.

According to court records, federal authorities learned about Borostowski through an informant who allowed police to use his email address. Over several weeks, an officer and Borostowski traded emails. Borostowski sent at least three videos and some images involving minors engaged in sexual activity.

In those emails, he would brag about the videos or pictures and often stated he wanted to have sex with young girls, according to court records.

Borostowski also posted pictures of young girls on a Russian websites. In reply to comments from people who wanted more, Borostowski reportedly said he was “working on it.” That, Shadid found, was disturbing in light of a 2003 conviction, also in Peoria’s federal court, for child porn possession.

Then he was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison. At the time, he told a judge he thought his actions were “disgusting” and that his views had changed after therapy.

Andy Kravetz can be reached at 686-3283 or akravetz@pjstar.com. Follow him on Twitter @andykravetz.